ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 September 25, 2024
TRANSPARENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US! If you have any questions about our programs, please reach out for information. Your giving directly supports people with autism. Through your support, we were able to help many families in the past year in challenging circumstances struggling with school, home aggression, financial challenges, and lack of in-home therapies and respite. This past year we aided Autism New Jersey in providing families with support and resources, as well as their advocacy with legislators in Trenton. Along with Branching Out Foundation, we led local autism support groups and events for parents providing meetings, literature, grants, and recreation. We partnered with the Crayola Experience and Freefall trampoline park for sensory friendly family events. Our GAA Grant program funded grants to families and teachers for iPads, camp, training, equipment, therapies, as well as outreach to local schools, camps and special needs organizations. As always, 100% of net proceeds are used to support our mission: “money raised here, stays here.”
Thanks to your overwhelming generosity at last year’s golf outing, we were able to grant >$165K:
$44,000 Autism NJ: Autism NJ diligently works and advocates improving the lives of people with autism. ANJ provides information, advocacy, consultation, services, family and professional education, and public awareness
$44,000 GAA Community Grants Program: Grants to local families in need and autism programs, incl. therapies, iPads, advocacy support, family respite and emergency assistance, adult programs, and training sessions
$20,000 Anthony Marino Rutgers University Doctoral Studies Award: Scholarship award for PhD candidate(s) at RU Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) in field of autism (Melisa Dennis & Jeanine Ederer)
$17,000 Page One Resource Center: BOF Community Resource Center for families with special needs in under-served Warren County, NJ providing weekly social skills groups, family education, resource referral, and training
$10,000 Warren County schools: grants to local schools for autism program enhancements, autism awareness assemblies, iPads, technology, Autism Club, etc. Greenwich Twp, Phillipsburg School District, Holland Twp,
$10,000 Autism Support Group: Facilitated and funded family support groups, parent training, speaker sessions, books, and local recreation events such as FreeFall trampoline park, Crayola Experience, A Mother’s Rest respite
$6,000 Local Outreach: micro grants to local NJ organizations helping families with extra needs, Alternatives, Autism Hero Award, Blue Bridge Autism Training, Certified Fitness for Special Needs CFSN, LEE Services, etc.
$5,000 NJ Daredevils: Special needs ice hockey supporting players of all abilities, “Hockey Is For EVERYONE”
$4,000 ARC of Warren County: Warren County Autism Awareness month speaker Tim Rohrer & Camp Warren
$3,000 Branching Out Foundation: summer bowling, social skills sessions, annual local Sensitive Santa, recreation, and community events inclusion support
$2,000 High School Scholarships: special needs high school graduates pursuing secondary education
Again, on behalf of everyone helping and supporting Greenwich Autism Alliance, THANK YOU! Kelly Milazzo
The Greenwich Autism Alliance (GAA) is a 501( c )(3) tax exempt foundation and as such donations are fully tax deductible under section 170 of the code. GAA EIN is 26-0192605, and 501 ( c )(3) tax exempt documentation will gladly be furnished upon request. GAA IS 100% VOLUNTEER: "MONEY RAISED HERE, STAYS HERE"
Greenwich Autism Alliance (GAA) was founded in New Jersey in 2007. We are a local NW NJ autism charity to benefit our state support organization, Autism NJ, as well as local special needs organizations, teachers, and families with special needs. We run an annual golf outing to raise funds, and we’ve granted over $1.8M to date! Transparency is VERY important to us, so please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. THANKS to all our sponsors, donors, volunteers and supporters: YOU MADE THIS HAPPEN! WE HAVE GRANTED OVER $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE OUR FIRST OUTING IN 2007:
• $725k Autism NJ: ANJ diligently advocates improving the lives of people with autism. ANJ provides information, advocacy, consultation, services, family and professional education, and annual conference
• $220k GAA Community Grants Program: microgrants to families, teachers and autism programs for recreation events, iPads, learning programs, conference attendance, specialty equipment, emergency funding, family and teacher grants, and autism awareness events
• $104k Anthony Marino / Rutgers University Doctoral Studies Award (renamed 2022): scholarships to the RU Graduate School of Applied Professional Psychology, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) awarded at the graduate school level for study in the field of autism; PhD doctoral candidates in clinical psychology committed to treatment of autism
• $106k Greenwich Township School: inclusion consultation, specialty teacher/parent training, technology, services, educational materials, autism program enhancements, annual Junior Autism Ambassador Club, books, and autism awareness events
• $97k Local Outreach: grants to support organizations to further their work supporting families with special needs locally; Abilities, Ability2Work, Alternatives, Arc of Warren County, Autism Hero Award, LEE Services, Blue Bridge Autism Training, Certified Fitness for Special Needs, etc.
• $96k Parent Support Groups: meetings, speakers, respite, books, training materials, and recreation
• $95k Branching Out Foundation: summer bowling, annual local Sensitive Santa, community inclusion events; funding for BOF PageOne Community Resource Center for families in under-served Warren County providing weekly social skills groups, family support, resource referral, training and events
• $80k Phillipsburg High School: teacher training, technology support, iPads, educational materials, Inclusion Week, Liner Buddies Club for social inclusion, classroom donations, and awareness programs
• $73k NJ Daredevils: Special hockey program for children of ALL abilities
• $65k Social Thinking Groups (STG) Scholarships: Social thinking therapy in intensive small group and one on one social skill interventions for individuals with social challenges, esp. ASD
• $63k High School Scholarships: scholarships for high school Seniors of unique abilities in Warren County, NJ who are graduating from high school and pursuing college or post-secondary higher ed.
• $25k Local Schools: Kingwood Twp., Lopatcong School, Oxford District, Stepping Stone School, Warren Hills, Warren Co. Special Services School District: iPads, AAC training, Listening Program, classroom supplies, playground equipment, positive behavior incentives, life skills and CBI funding, etc.
• $20k POAC: Parents Of Autistic Children (POAC) Verbal Behavior (VB) seminars with 100+ teachers, parents & professionals receiving 15 hours intensive training FREE; safety seminars to parents, and first responder training
The Greenwich Autism Alliance (GAA) is a 501( c )(3) tax exempt foundation and as such donations are fully tax deductible under section 170 of the code.
